Teebroedchen (Christmas Tea Biscuits)

Traditional German Christmas cookie

6 eggs
1 pound powdered sugar
1 teaspoon anise flavoring
4 cups sifted flour

Beat eggs for 7 minutes. Add powdered sugar and beat another 7 minutes. Add flavoring and flour and beat 7 more minutes. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheets, cover them with a thin cloth, and let them stand overnight or for 8 hours. Preheat oven to 350F and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

Reviews of Teebroedchen (Christmas Tea Biscuits):

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  A cookie baker in Deutschland  Dec 3, 2004
Would make this again.
These are my favorite biscuits that my mother would make my 5 brothers and I each and every holiday i recommend them to anyone who is a fan of powdered sugar five stars

  A cookie baker in Texax  Dec 22, 2003
Would make this again.
I was searching for a anise cookie that my grandmother made. I'm not sure I found it but this recipe is very close. Maybe it was the wood stove that helped or just an old fasioned recipe. lap five stars

  Isaac in Massachusetts  Dec 15, 2002
Would make this again.
Since I love tea, these biscuits looked very appealing so I made them and I absolutely loved them! four stars

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